Wesley Clark Dodson, Architect (1829-1914)

"Dodson, a native Alabamian, was a Civil War veteran who was wounded at Rocky Race Ridge. He returned home from the war 'broken in health and cripple,' according to 'Confederate Military History.' Though Dodson never completely recovered from his war wounds, his work as an architect seems to have soothed his creative spirit. All of Dodson's courthouses were built in a 15-year period, from 1883-98, often referred to as the 'Golden Age' of courthouse construction."From the Lampasas County courthouse websiteW.C. Dodson, practicing architecture in Waco, designed 13 Texas courthouses. Today, 6 of them exist as originally designed.